The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

MONEY - MARKET MARKET AND COMMtROIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Theta is a firm market for discounts, and a full average amount of business reported. The city to-day presents the appearance of a partial holiday owing to the closing of the Stock echange, and a reduction CO far as practicable of the attendance in msiny other important departments of business. The arrivals of mails from Australia, China, Indig, and the Cape has, however, occupied full attention among those particular interests. The directors of the London and South American Bulk have just issued their report in anticipation of the first ordinary general meeting. It states as follows Your directors avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them by the present first ordi nary general meeting of shareholders to place in their hands a balance sheet, comprehending all the operations of the company in London, from the time of its formation to the 16th of March ; and in Lima, those which have occurred from the Commencement of business there on the 21st of September to the 6th of February. Your direc. tors will at the meeting give every information that may be desired with reference to the actual position of the company and its progress hitherto, and will treat of a pending negotiation for the union of its interests with those of the Mexican Bank, Limited. This latter proposition will involve the division at this time of the profit made by the Company up to the dates already referred to, and hence it is proposed to recommend a dividend of 6s. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per an num, which it is hoped will be satisfactory. The date for the division of profits being agreed and fixed with the Mexican Bank for March 30, and as the accounts from Lima extend only to Feb. 6, it may be fairly assumed that the profit made in the intermediate period, meets the question of rebate, on bills current on Feb. 6. The shares of your Company being each £lOO, and those of the Mexi can Bank £50,0n the proposed amalgamation taking effect you will receive two shares in the amalga mated company for one of those you now hold, and it is hoped that this proposed union will be con ducive to the strength and success of the whole enterprise." The advices received this morning from the ma nufacturing districts report very favourably of trade during the past week, although in one or two in stances a slight diminution of business has been perceptible. The cotton market has been less buoy ant, owing to large arrivals of the staple. At Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, and Halifax, the demand for woollen and other goods has continued active; and at Sheffield several large orders have been re ceived from India and Australia, and prices have accordingly continued firm. At Wolverhampton, too, there has been an active inquiry for all descrip tions of iron ; but at Birmingham the fancy trade has shown a considerable amount of slackness. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. SATURDAY. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent, Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced .. 89a New 3 per Cent. B9 / New per Cent. Jan. 1894 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 142 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 , & 3 per Cent — dis Ditto Z 4 500 Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 4i per Ct., last h.`.-yr Shut INDIA.N. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874' TO4 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 984 Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ll2 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 D itto Bonds £l,OOO dis Ditto u n d er £l , OOO . dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 9oi 90 / Ditto Scrip, £55 paid .• 4 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 132 Egyptian 7 per Cent loo4i 100 Ditto, Second Issue Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremniana Railway 74i Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 4 3 / 4 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. 4B/ Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62;3 Ditto Account 483 1 Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — pin Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1850 B6l Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Vitt() Account — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account ... Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account l 3a I Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 t)itto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 71a Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 72 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Load .0 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., 'Ex. 25f — Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4 3 / 4 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money ... 91/ i Ditto April Account .. •se•• 9111; A DROP or LIQUID.—When medical men pre scribe so many drops of an .y liquid to their patients, they may not be aware that they do not always prescribe the same quality. On this subject we find an interesting paper by T. Tate, Etiq. % in this month's Philosophical Magazine, in which he shows that the magnitude of a drop depends upon various circumstances generally not taken into ar.lcount. First, as to the appa ratus used by him for his experiments, it con sists of a vertical tube AB receiving the liquid at A from a vessel 0, and delivering it at B into a vessel D. The vehicle by means of which the. liquid passes from C into the tube, is a strip of clean calico which acts as a syphon. Tho apparatus was so adjusted that the interval of time between the falling of any two consecutive drops was not less than 40 seconds. The lo wer end Bof the dropping tube was drawn to a point., and then formed to a sharp edge, so that the tube at the part in contact with the liquid might be regard rd as indefinitely thin. From five to ten drops were allo' ,red to fall into D, which was then weighed, by which , means th e weight of each drop was ascertained. In ardor to determine the weight of the drop corresponding .0 different temperatures, the dropping•tube vas inserted in a wide brass tube passing through a hot water lath, so that the drop of liquid, as it was being formed, might attain the same temperature as the eater surrounding the wide tube. From the experi '2lleD.rs made with this apparatus it appears; 1, that, • other things being the same, the weight of a drop of liquid is proportional to the diameter of the tube in which it is .f3rnied, but not of its orifice, provided the diameter do not ,exceed 7-10 the of an inch, in which case the liquid falls, but n . ot in the form of a regular drop; 2, that the law just enur.ciated has a remarkable relation to that of the weight of the drop being in proportion to the veight of water which would be raised in that tube by capillary action; 3, that the augmentation of weights are du proportion to the diameters of the surfaces on which the drops aro formed; 4, that the weight of a drop of inur liquid, other thing s b e i ng the same, is diminished by an ense of temperature ; and 5, that in different solutions of neutral salts the increment in the weight is in proportion to tllr, dry salt in solution, METROPOLITAN POLICE. --The cost of the Me "tropolitan Police in the year 1863 was £554,250. Towards this expenditure the rates supplied £346,127, the Treasury Paid £143,129 ; the Admiralty, for the service of the police iA the dockyards, £33,015 ; the War-office, for services at 'military stations, £10,000; the Government offices and pubnc institutions were c h arge d £14,337; co mpanies and private individuals, £5,514; the theatres, £503 ; and the Commissioners of the International Exhibition, £7,448. 'the number of the force at the close of the year—superin tendants, inspectors, sergeants, and constables —was 7,732, an increase of 215 in the year. Four years ago the number Was not 6,000. A charge is made for the funerals of 48 constables in the year. The expenditure in 1863 for the ?once-courts of the metropolis was £51,898, the whole of 1 1, t payabl e f rom the public purse. The foes and pen J vied at the e . Courts in the year amounted to £l2,367alties. SEARE MARKETS. ORDIT.iA.RY SHARES AND STOOItS. Sharel l Railways. I Closing Busines fal l Price. done. 3.14. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andlitid.Co Bristol and Elleter Caledonian Cora and Bandon Cornwall Do A A.gets no div Be. B ttil Op e.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin ,tz Belt ast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glesg. and S. Western. GreatEasteru, Ord. stk B Bi Ditto A stock Ditto East anclian st Gr'reatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stook Do 13 do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val stool; Laneashitc, Yorkshire Londcn and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western! Lon. & ST.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dog shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwioi , Do, G.N.E. purohasi Do Lecda Do York Do Carlisle.....• •• • North London Do New 'North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock. . Shrews. and Welchpooi Shropshire Union South Devon ' South Eastern South Wales 5. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. IStookton & Darlington, M. 18. 41 Do 12.10 Do New, 186 G Taff Dale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford do Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.dzit 'West Midland -Oxford. Do Newport' Do Hereford' Barris a P Sk I 20 20i 10 coo I stock stc.ck stook 206 20 100 100 stock stock stock stock 4teckl stock iltOC!k asil ways tt lautio & St Lawremt itom.,Barnda.t.Cent Ind Gu. s_per cent— Do. New . ...... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake liuron Do. Preference .....• Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 18 Do. do. July 1, 137: Do. do. June 1, 1674 Clcutta.,v S. Efts tn. (Lin!' Cape Tow n Dock Scrii Haan. Bengal gu. 6 p. bast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Fret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... G t. India Pentn.g - ua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. 0. do. '77-3.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4I p. 0. Extension De. 4i d 0....... Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. a p. o. Buds. Meib. & Hobson's Bay. 8i 9 83 85 1174 1184 6j 7 35 37 16 17 91 93 191 106 47 48 6i 7i 127 128 129 130 130 132 91 93 65i G 6 1091 110 (17 (9 103. E iOli 42i 43} 108} 1081 971 981 53 631 Do. 7 p. c. Siortg. Bds. New Br an swiols Can& Class A. and B N. Itl.C'daB po Ist pi bds Scinde ..........) Do. Delhi I 4 -, Do. do r 3 . , c t Do. Punjaub .. • Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo ) , SSE Paid. all Itl4 114 1271 128 i, 97 99 524 634 24 26 101 1014 551 6ei ES 88i 126 129 1 2 p 78 79 1(./ 124 126 41 43 98 100 63 64 84 86 90} 9t 99 101 Si i 37 38 10 u, 76 8 6 01 163 166 5 7 3 4 p - -P all 100 (100 100 2 all 100 10()_ 92 e 6 22 24 ,SIGNS. Closing Prioe. 58 b 0 1031 1031 p 1 p 6i 6 76 8i 47} 61 1281 8 1091 1031 108 k 1 8 98 72 531 112 k ;28 7} 101 i 10; (04 102 104 105 106 104 i 104 1 3 ' 19 20 P 74 16 58 62 65 68 51 b 3 48 50 40 Et. 25 27 22 t 5 'lO3 104 P Business don, 1041 $ 1021 lOU 92- lik 92 94 8 3 86 I lot 103IP 97 99 92 94 55 58 103) 3 5 82 14 1031 1044 1014 1025 104 10'13 97 99 ULUNIAL OUV haiNIME.N 1 - ,V.A; 11.1 T n . a. ,)/!J - - 1677 , 31 ........ 101 103 102 1 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. 'Aug. 101 , 100 ;02 - ' Do. d p.c..Mar..t Sept. 100 09 101 - Do. sp. 0. Jan.&July. 1O 88 DO - . Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 88 20 - ape G.llope, op c,1872 100 106 108 - ; Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. Mu 100 111 113 -- Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 109 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 - 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 1)0 1 4 :8 110 I NAGOv. 6 p. 0.0 a.&Jul) 100 101 103 1011 vo. op. c.Ap. & Oct.„ 101 - - !N, W. ••, Gov 5 p 18 4 10:: 99 100 Du. sp. c.,iBu to 1 101, 99 tO. , 905 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwth. 100 99 IGO - !New Zealand p cent. 100 108 110 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. _,.1 sterling, 1875. lO., 103 105 - Queensland! Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - - 1 0 75 - 16. Alia G6p.c.1678.& up.. LOU 1 00 111 - IVio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. to .; c.c. An..aoet. 100 1115 1125 1115 115 - BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 .1 id ulitlord. Amalgamated - 355 804 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 555 665 - toast Bassett (Illogan) 30 70 75 Fast Clogau Gold Ltd - - Fast Carudon ..... 1.14.4 , 30 32 - East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 64 75 - i 10. W'lltussel(Tavistk.) 8.9.0 36 45 - IGam.SzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ' 581 10 11 - 'Great South Tolgus 17s 4 44 - G. Wheal Vor (Lleiston 40 37 39 - !Grenville... 6.16.E 75 74 - deed's-F00t........, 8.12 /15 37 . , timgston Downs 4.18.0 34 45 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Gny Lelart uk 19 21 - IMarke Valley.. 4 3lyudy Iron Ore (Lim ' 25 11 - INew Setun lOl 83 9 2 5 - • North Downs 24 15 ti.Wh'i Basset (111o4an 3.1.0 2 25 - North Wheal Crotty . 1 2.6.9 4 1 5 1 • - l'ar Consols (6t. Blaze); - - - Vrovidence(Uny Lelnt.)' 10.6.7 41 43 - BouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 15 440 460 - S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. - -7, S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 50 Da -- !Stray Park 130.17.6 3 2 14 - Tamar Silv..k Lead Min , - fin Cro ft 1 9 19 20 • 14i'esl Basset (Illoaan) 15 11 12 - W Cr radon. (Liskeard) 5 20 22 - , West Seto ... t - !Wheal Basset (Illogan)1 65 875 925 - IWheal Buller(Redruth)! 10 31 37 - I Wheal Kitty (lJ.Lclant) 2.0.6 - IWhealLudcott f 3.5.8 24 31 - Wheal 31aryAnn(Men )1 8 135 145 - Wheal Seton . 581 190 195 - Wheal Trelawney (Lie.); 7 21 24 - !Wheal Union I 3.17 25 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Groat Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 102,} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 901 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg,"ll} 11 Sambre and Meuse, 8} San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 81 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 211 1 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Ern., 121 St. John del Rey (lim.), Worthing (limited), Z- Yudanamutana of 5, Australia, lim., 31 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (Um.). 506 I • Ditto, new, 406 Anglo Austrian, 61 1 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira.. 8} Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 45i 6 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 English and Swedish, Um.. 121 13 European Bank, Urn., 101 k Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 31 31 Imperial Bank (lim.), 366 1 Imperial Ottoman, 191 aI Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 36 London Bank of Scotland, lim. 151 1 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 56 London and County, 591 601 London and South African, DUI), new, 26. London and estminster,a - S2 Merchant Bank, lira., 13/ Metrop. and Prov. Bank (11m.), 27 National Provincial of England. Ditto, new, 411 Ditto, ditto, 34 New South Wales, 51 501 New Zealand Baak, 13 Oriental liana Corporation, 641 Provincial of Ireland. 92 Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi, lim. ;111 Ditto, new, 101. South Australia, 406 Union of Australia, 53 Ditto, new, 321 MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited, 53- Ceylon Company, 101 Commercial Union , Insurance), Financial Corporation, 5 Gen. Crc dit and Finance of London, lira,, 11 Hudson's Bay, 19 International Financial Society, Joint •stock Discount, lira., 61 Land Securities, 11m., 41 London Finamial Association, lira., 261 London General Omnibus Company, 21 Mercantile Credit Association, 11m., 131 National Discount Company, lira., 121 National Steam Navigation, lira., 4i Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 82 ROYAL BENEVOLENCE.—The case of Julia Clarke, wife of a labouring man of Deddington, Oxon, who en the 15th inst. became the mother of three fine boys, has been brought under the notice of the Queen, and we have much pleasure in stating that her Majesty has been gra ciously pleased to forward a donation of £3,, which the poor woman has received with much gratitude. • THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Very little change took place in the value of wheat in the country markets held on Saturday. There was no activity in the demand, however, either for red or white qualities. Spring corn, of all descriptions, as well as flour, moved off slowly, at late rates. Letters from New York report no improvement in the demand for breadstuffs for shipment to Great Britain. At Alexandria the export of cereal produce has been prohibited, till the new crop arrives at market. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English pro duce were small. The imports from abroad amounted to 4,768 quarters of wheat; 2,145 barley ; 29,836 oats ; 223 beans ; 234 peas ; 545 tares ; 2,389 linseed ; 1,242 oil seeds ; 352 sundry seeds ; 275 sacks and 20 barrels of flour. A small supply of home grown wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market, both from Essex and Kent. The condition of the produce was on the whole tolerably good, yet the trade was in a sluggish state for all qualities at last Monday's currency. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup plied. Importers and holders showed no disposition to make any concession in prices, and the amount of business transacted was small, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, yet previous quotations w ere supported. The demand for malt ruled heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. There was a full average supply of barley on the stands. Peas, although the demand for them was by no means active, were steady in price. In flour, both English and foreign, only a moderate business was transacted on former terms. The supply of oats on sale was somewhat extensive. Both home. grown and foreign parcels rest a slow sale, at fully the recent decline in prices. Beans—the supply of which was very moderate—ruled firm, and rather more money was in some instances obtainod. CURRENCY FEB. IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39a to 42s Ditto, old —s —s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 483 Ditto, old —s —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —iii Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding , 23s 25s Malting 2ss 38s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk • 60s 665 Brown Ki n gstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier 668 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolnsh., Feeding lBs 23s 21s 25s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 23s Cork, white l6s 233 Scotch, Feeding l9s 233 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey . . Maple 3ls 33s White 33s 368 Boilers 33s 36s Flour—Town - made , per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk 27s 29s American, per barrel l9s 25s advance. Down wools move off slowly, nevertheless the quotations rule firm. Last week's import was 1,135 bales from Algoa Bay. The following prices were realised at the recent public sales : —.Sydney—Ordinary to superior flocks, is 413 to 2s 4d ; scoured, is 10d to 2s 51d; lambs, Is 6d to 2s Id; do. scoured, 2s to 2s 73; in the grease, 9d to is ld. Port Philip—Ordinary to superior flocks, is 8d to 2s 7d; scoured, 3s to 3s 51d; lambs, is 7d to 2s; grease, Is to is 41d. Van Diemen's Land—Ordinary to good flocks, is 4d to is Ild ; scoured, is 9d to 2s 71d; lambs, is 7d to 2d ; grease, 9d to is Id. Adelaide—Ordinary to good flocks, is 3d to le 9d ; grease, 91d to is 31d. New Zealand—Ordinary to superior flocks, is 3d to 2s 21d ; scoured, is 8d to 2s 61d ; lambs, is 4d to is 11d; grease, 93 to is 53. Caps—Ordinary to superior flocks, Is 21d to 2s 8d ; lambs, is ld to is 7- 1 2 d ; grease, Sd to 1113 per lb. The Volunteer Review at Guildford, SUNDAY EVENING. Of the many thousands who have lived within sound of Bow Bells the number must have been exceedingly small who had even the remotest idea that there was any other Blackheath in England save that particular one near to Greenwich-park. Thanks, however, to the discoveries which certain exploring parties connected with the volunteers have made, and to the necessity which exists for finding suitable spots for rifle ranges, a second Blackheath has been found in many respects admi- rab!y suited as a Champ de Mars for the evolutions of the volunteers. In the town of Gaildford nine houses out of ten have been converted into boarding and lodging establishments, and the hotels are full to overflow- .ng. On all hands on Saturday the inquiry was, " Where cln I get A bed P'' And this morning, es each train brought to the town a large number of volunteers, the difficulty of finding accommodation increased with every hour. Not a few on Saturday night were glad to get a " shake down" on the floors of private or publichouses, and to-night (Sun- day) numbers must either walk the streets or go to the villages up or down the line a few miles from Guildford. In this state of things it is not altogether surprising that the prices demanded for beds are con siderable; ten shillings per night is by no means an uncommon figure, and is gladly paid by those who have walked the town for hours in search of a place to rest in. Five shillings a night, however, is the ruling price in inns or private houses, the former of which would have been glad a week back, and will be equally glad a week hence, to let their rooms at a shilling per night. Expostulation is useless, for the universal answer is, " Oh, the mayor told us we should get five shillings a bed ;" and if this is really so, this is one of the services for which the volun- ,eers will doubtless be grateful to the mayor and .he committee Who have been acting with him for the purpose of securing for the volunteers "good accommodation at moderate charges." At the White Horse a very large number of volunteers occupy the drill-shed of the let Surrey Volunteers, and theihonse is crammed, the charges being moderate, though the quarters in the drill-shed are far from pleasant, as may be judged from the reply of one volunteer artilleryman, who, in answer to the inquiry, " How did you sleep last night ?'' looked savagely, and said more savagely still, " This is my first essay at soldiering, and I'll be -- if it shall not be my last." Others, who took their discomforts more good-humouredly, informed us, "I couldn't stand the draft, it nearly cut my ear off, so I got up and ,at by the fire, or went out and had a smoke," &c. The plan of battle has undergone some important modifications. The original intention, or rather that which was formed partly in accordance with the design of Lord Truro, but with considerable al terations at the hands of the military authorities, was to array the opposing forces so that the attack should be from behind a wood at the southeastern extremity of the heath, the enemy's four brigades being drawn up in a double line, with its guns in the centre; while the defending army, disposed in a somewhat similar way, but in more scattered order, and with its outposts in front, should occupy the opposite side of the heath. The enemy was to disclose himself suddenly, and deliver a feigned attack on the right of the defending army, which would strengthen the point assailed at the expense of its left wing. Perceiving the oppor tunity thus afforded, the enemy would then de liver its real attack on the left, by which the de fending army, having first been compelled to show an entirely new front, would be gradually pressed back to the vicinity of the Grand Stand. It now appears, however, that this programme has been carefully discussed, at the instance of Major- General Russell, who pointed out certain disad vantages calling for revision. A meeting of the generals was held yesterday afternoon, at the War Office, when Sir John Pennefatber and Colonel l‘l'Murdo refused, it is said, to fall in with Gen. Russell's amended plan, the chief feature METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with foreign stock ; nevertheless, sales progressed slowly, and prices were with difficulty supported. There was a decided falling off in the arrivals of home fed beasts as to number, compared with Monday last; but the general quality of the supply was prime. The show of beasts from ocotland was good. For all breeds the demand ruled heavy at barely the late decline in value. A few very superior Scots sold at 4s 10d; but the general top figure for beef was 4s 8d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,800 Scots, short horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 500 various breeds; froia Scotland, 300 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers. With sheep we were very moderately supplied ; but all breeds came to hand in good condition. Sheep, in the wool, moved off freely at fally late rates—prime Downs having realised fis per Blbs, but clipped were dull at the late decline. The general top figure for them was 4s 8d per 81bs. Lambs—the supply of which was by no means extensive —were a slow inquiry at from 68 8d to 7s 4d per 81bs. Calves were dull at about previous quotations. The highest price was 5s 4d per 81bs. The sale for pigs was inactive. Prices, however, were supported. Per Blbs.to s! ink the offal. a. d. a. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 3 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Second qualityclo. 4 4 5 2 Larnbs,....i Suckling calves, 166 to 23s 20s to 26s each. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Is 8d to 7s 4d. and quarter-old store pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 1,770 Calves TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows — Sheep and lambs.... 17,590 Calves BB Pigs. 420 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 4,908 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 3,687—in 1862, 2,054—in 1861, 2,035 —in 1860, 2,602 —in 1859, 2,801 —in 1858, 1,620 head. Pigs IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK. - From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 455 .. 150 .. 263 .. 179 Harlingen .... 456 .. 45 .. Hamburg .... 180 .. 1665 .. .. 139 Amsterdam.... . Boulogne 0.. .. Bremen ... 54 • • • • Dordt.. 2O 272 .. - Nieu Diep , Antwerp. 4B . • • • • • 35 .. 8 05tend......... 102 .. 174 .. 8 .. 24 .. 196 Calais .........• . • • • • • - Oporto ...... 121 .. Dunkirk....... .. 155 .. - .. - .. -- - 103 .. b 5 -- Total .... 1434 .. 2416 .. 8 .. 370 .. 680 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pi gs . 1863 7OB .. 2,637 .. '— 267 340 .. 2 1862 .. 196 .. 1,581 .. .. 267 .. 10 1861 386 .. 1 , 223 .. -- •• 426 .. 1860 1859 — • . . • . • • 1858 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 30, 1863, and this day, Monday, March 28, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. March 30, March 28, 1863. 1864. 4to 3 8 Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2 t o 3 4 3 Second quality do. 3 6 310 310 44 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 10 Prime Scots, &c... 4 6 4 8 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. 4 0 4 8 4 Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 665 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 8 4 4 5 0 Prime small do. Large hems Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves .. Pi gs 490 260 SLTPPLIES ON SALE, March 31, 1862.—Beasts, 4,610 — sheep and lambs, 19,060—calves, 142—pigs, 3GO. Arun, 1, 1861.—Beasts, 2,650 —sheep, 15,710—calves , 13—pigs, 320. -- • • NEWGATE AND LEADENFIALL. Moderately extensive supplies of meat are on sale at these markets to-day. The trade generally is in a sluggish Otte, at our quotations : Per 81b. by the carcase. stied sdid Inferior baef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 2 Nliddling do. .. 34 3 8 Prime do .. 44 4 6 Friine large do. 3 10 4 0 Vaal Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. Last year's home-grown hops—the supply of which on sale is very moderate—are in steady request, and prices rule firm. Yearling, old, and foreign qualities are, however, a slow sale, yet the quotations are without material change from last week. The import, since our last, has amounted to only 10 bales from Hamburg, 7 from Rotterdam, and 9 from Guernsey. Mid and East Konts £5 Os to £9 lOs per owt. Weald of Konts 5 Os to 7 78 ~ Sussex Yearlings 3 10s to 5 Os ~ Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s ~ Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Large supplies of potatoes continue on sale here. Gene rally speaking, the trade is dull, yet prices are without ma tErbil change from our last report. Yorkshire: Regent. 4ss to 70s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 45s to 70s 17 Rocks Kent and Emit Regents WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close on Wednesday last. Throughout the series the home de mand was in a healthy state, and the prices realised were ld per lb above those of last sales for Australian and all good and fine Cape produce. Surperior Cape wuol sold heavily in consequence of the absence of American buyers. There was a good demand for fine wools on French account, but the transactions for Belgium and Germany were restricted to a very narrow limit. The quantity of colonial wool now in the market for the next series already amounts to 37, 000 bales, In the private contract long-stapled. English wool I coannande congderable attention, and prices are on the SEEDS. There is an improved demand for cloverseed, and prices rule ste:idy. Trefoil is in good request at full currencies. Canary and tares are dull. East Indian linseed has ad vanced is per qr. For cakes there is a good inquiry at quite previous rates. rurntp,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 48 6d Old per quarter - Canary, per quarter 52s GU; Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —s White Foreign Red 4ls 50s White sos 64s Trefoil, new. 22s 27s Carraway 22s 26s Coriander l2s Ms Hempseed, per qr 44s 46s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 71s hi u Crsng 66s 7us Baltic — —s —s Odessa —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English .£9los£lo 5s Forei7,n £9los £lO —s Rape Cakes,p ton.£s Os £6 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 02s 65s TALLOW. The tallow trade is firm to-day, and prices have some what improved. New T.Y.C. is quoted at 42s per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow commands 41s 3d net cash. Rough fat is selling at the late advance in its value, vie., at 2s 2d per 81bs. Particulars. 1 86 0 . 1861 Stock this clay.... 33,582 72.244 Price of IC:C. 5759 a to 58s 61 to ( -6 Od —s Od Delivery last week 753 6:3 Ditto from June 1 70,750 68,622 Arrivals last week 38) 828 Ditto from June 1 92,251 113,773 Price of Town .... 56s 6cl. 56s 6d 1862. 1863 41.118 , 44,426 / 4.528 46501 to '43591 t0142s Oct to —s Od —s d —s Od 1,‘ , 69 1,514 1,%51 105,171 60,611 65,566 1864. I , . 823 812 200 89,595 75,028 82,247 48s Gd 458 9d , 438 9d POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Tids Day. MARLBOROUGH-STRE ET. ROBBERY BY A BUTLER.—Charles Blair, butler to the Hon. Mrs. Georgiana Boyle, of No. 25, Grosvenor-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a bottle of wino, some wax candles, and other articles, the property of his mistress. Robbins, 91 C, said that about a quarter past 11 on Saturday night, while in Hanover-square, he saw a female with a carpet bag and a parcel wrapped in a piece of stuff, pass him in a hurried manner; This excited his suspicion, and ho went after her and stopped her, when she said that she had only got some pictures in the parcel for her children, but on his examining the parcel, he found under a copy of the ///ustratcd.Yetes, a bottle of wine, about a dozen wax candles, and the remains of a dessert. On asking her where she got the articles from she said from 25, Grosvenor - street, where her husband was butler, Ho took the female back to the house, when she said to the prisoner " This policeman has stopped co with this," at the same time, holding the bag towards him. The prisoner said, " Oh, it's all right, it's only the woman with my washing," at the same time seizing the bag and running down the kit chen stairs. After a struggle the prisoner picked up the bag and the bottle of wine, which had rolled out, and threw them under a bed in the pantry. The prisoner was then given into custody, bat the female escaped. Sergeant Edwards, 2 C, said the prisoner told him that he gave the things to the female, who was his wife, and that he had three children. The Hon. Mrs. Georgiana Boyle identified the articles as her property, and said the prisoner, who had only been in her service a month, came to her well recommended. The prisoner said he was a married man, and had three children to support, but had nothing to do it with. He was sorry for what he had done. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was one of thos3 cases which were now so common that it was dangerous to take persons into houses. He believed that amongst servants there existed a feeling that they had a right to take what they liked, and that their employers had no right to complain. He did not look with compassion on butlers and servants, for no per sons were better fed, lodged, or cared for, if they took care of themselves, than the upper servants in families, as was well known to every one who bad any experience. He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard labour. THAMES. A VIOLENT WOMXN.—Catherine Harrington, a large Irishwoman, was brought bore Mr. Paget, charged with being disorderly and assaulting two police-constables named Benjamin Archer, No.lol H, and William Eldred No. 76 H. The prisoner was acting in a very disorderly manner on Saturday night, just after she had been turned out of a public house near Tower-hill, on Saturday night, and on being required to desist and go home she refused, and made a good deal of noise. She was then taken into custody, and made a violent attack on Archer, whose thumb she got in her mouth and bit it. He grasped her by the throat, and after some lime made her release his thumb. Eldred then came to Archer's assistance, and the prisoner endeavoured to bite his thumb, and got in into her mouth. It was very quickly withdrawn, a n d the prisoner then threw herself down, and kicked and plunged fearfully. She was taken to the entrance of the Leman-street station with considerable difficulty, and refused to go any further. She was then carried into the charge room. Tne prisoner's defence was that the police constables murthered her and kilt her outright, They twisted her arms and knocked about all over. She was without a mark, and, upon inquiry by the magistrate, she did not appear to have met with the least ill usage. Mr> Paget said the prisoner had acted most disgracefully and fined her 40s, In default of payment to be imprisoned for one month. Although Mr. Paget was on the bench at 10 o'clock precisely, t h e applications were so numerous that it was half-past 11 o'clock before he commenced hearing the night charges. There is business enough in the large district assigned to be court, and which embraces the docks on the north side of the river, for two courts. The delays and n ver y great. Magistrates and cl er k s are overworked, and with n y e ss w ith the overwhelming busines s of t h e cour t. The appoint ment of two additional clerks (there is work enough for six) is imperatively called for. SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, March 28.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderato breeze, and cloudy weather, and very cold. DnTmou T n, March 27.—Vv. March E.—A rr ived—Beagle, from London for N ewfoundla nd. , ri,ouu r , March 27.—WindN.B.—Sailed—Anti podes, for Bombay. O F D MOUNT'S BA Y, March 25.—Wind N.—Arrived —Resolution, from ,nyx March 27. —A rr i ve d—J ane Brown, f ro m Berbice. Poor,E, March 26.•^Wind 11 —.E.--Sailed—Port alas- , gow, for Barbie°. HARWICH , March 27.—Wind .__ Arrived—The Danish SW H AN a s v E L , ah. corvette Dagmar, leaky. CLYDE, March 26.—Wiud N.W.--Sailed—Tadousal, for Havannah, oy ickaNGETRIACyETsEELNED(I:IAmPotd)iIy Morning. A sa r l i ,—Klelitiber, from Odessa; Octia, nelluns (steam er ) , for Malta. Sailed, March 28.28.—Nimrod, for M a d ras ; T r iton (steamer), for Boulog ne. Returned, damaged.—Eunice . from i r ß e v d e e r d g;e i n a l\ r ; l e a j h u c 2 h 1 7 iu_ ' !, 7 from New York. Nicholas, from Sunder. land, for Shanghae. DEAL, Monday Morning. —lda and Ocean, for Mi ram i c hi ; A nn ie sohfietas, for Gib ra lt ar ; K a t e , the Clyde, f or B om b a y— a ll from London ; Wye , from Hong. Kong, f or M oga dor ; p Brooke, i Passed, iham, for r a S ci r y: r e h a , from • , schooner, from St. Michaels, for L on d on ; Humility, of Weymouth, from the n orth, for the west. Passed, March' 2 3 . —Kelpie, Wilhelm Kircher, fro m Sanof London, from Cardiff; Fra ncisco; Gr anv ill e , f rom California ; Augusta a Small, from Savannah ; Beliska, from Macao; Robert L ees, from Calcutta . London, from New York; Cambridge , from Japan; St. 'Thomas, packet, 2;7.(iaeen from Guayaquil—all for London; Hellenic, screw steamer, from London, for Malta. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.--HAVANNAII, March s.—The Da Soto, Federal war s t eamer , sailed yesterday, after being repaired. The ste amers D en • bigh and Donegal, late Austin, arrived here from Mobile, the former on the 2d and the latter on the 3d inst. The Donegal brought 1,000 bales of cotton, running the block ade on the night of the 28th of February. The steamer Little Lila left here to run the blockade, but took fire and was burnt off the Florida coast. THE DANISH BLOCKADE.—DANTSIC, March 23. —The Danish men-of-war which were off this port on the 21st left the bay the same day, and have not been since in sight. Stettin, March 22.—The flotilla left Swine munde to-day to reconnoitre the enemy's fleet, but has seen nothing of it even at a distance of 4.0 miles (German). Bremen, March 23,—The Danish frigate Niels Juel, which was off Heligoland on the 17th of March, has returned to Copenhagen, where she arrived on the 19th to be docked. Pgpenburg, March 19.—A. telegram received here from Elsinore by the owners states that the Mary Noach Lo tinga, which had been laid underembargo in that port, has been released, and proceeded on her voyage with a letter of lice fncoe.E:kieirenl,feM7da7s beingh23.— 23.—The blockad3 of this port and that effected by the Sehleswig, late mail steamer, of which was to be the occupying a strong position in his rear, covering the roads to Guildford, instead of changing his front, throwing back his right, and occupying a weak position. This plan, which had the support of the volunteer brigadiers, was not adopted; but changes were agreed to, their sub stance being as follows: General Rumley's attack ing force will be posted behind the wood in two lines of contiguous columns at quarter-distance, with guns in the centre. General Russell will occupy nearly the position originally assigned him, but with outposts thrown further forward. Gen. Rumley will advance covered by skirmishers, a body of whom will occupy the wood on his left. On getting under fire, his first line will deploy. He will then make a feint to attack Gen. Russell's left, and, under cover of that feint, a determined attack on his right, causing him to change front. Yesterday, Surgeon Wakley came from London, and, by order of Colonel M'Murdo, appointed Mr. Ross and Mr. Butler surgeons to the field hospital for Easter Monday. This is a very important matter, as accidents may occur where so large a mass of men are grouped together. On this occa sion there will be a tent 28 feet by 17, supplied with mattresess, splints, bandages, and every ap • pliance for contingencies, together with stretchers for the conveyance of the wounded. In the event of any accident happening to a v olunteer the sur geon of his regiment or company will attend him to the hospital, and will receive every assistance from Mr. Ross and Mr. Butler. In the event of very severe accidents, a ward capable of holding from four to six beds has been placed at the di,:posal of the surgeons by Quartermaster Chaplin, of tii:e 2d Royal Surrey Militia. Sergeant B smbrick has bee : 1 appointed hospital sergeant to the field tent. The hospital tent will be placed within a quarter of a mile of the grand stand, and on a conspicuous ridge, with a flag flying. Either volunteers or civilians meeting with accidents should be at once sent thither. Policemen will be in attendance to assist and keep off the mob. From the broken nature of the ground, and the rabbit holes with which it abounds, it is to be feared the hospital will be re quired, as accidents are likely to occur. The chief matter of anxiety now is, of course, the weather Cold north winds, frequent showers, and more than one fall of snow, sleet, and hail, have chilled the ardent hopes of many thousands who look forward to the enjoyment of a grand military spectacle in the midst of such scenery as England are h e rself may be proud to own. But the clouds higher this eve.ning, and the atmosphere seems to have cleared itself in a considerable degree of the brooding storm that threatened Blackheath and the heroes of Easter Monday. So far, there has been good rather than harm done by the rainy weather ; an d if it will but hold up during to-night, the ground will be none the worse to-morrow for the wet that has been absorbed into its loose, peaty 'ace. A stranger to London would have been greatly I surprised at the appearance the Waterloo station of the South -Western Railway presented at a very early hour this morning, as it was of the most exciting character. He would have imagined that England was engaged in some terrible encounter, and that every exertion was being made to meet force by force, instead of coming to the correct con clusion that it was the commencement of the great gala day of the Rife Volunteers. The first batch of " ardent youths eager for the field," con sisting of several regiments, numbering over a thousand men, arrived with commendable punctu ality, and in the most soldierlike manner marched to the departure platform, and from th en ce en tered the carriages iu capital order, and before the hour set for the next acce,,ion. As soon as possible afterwards the signal-whistle sounded, and the train proceeded on its way amidst general con gratulations. At intervals of about 20 minutes up to five minutes to 8 the different Metropolitan and Surrey regiments continued to arrive, and as the last train o l e ft it was computed t hat between 5,000 and 6,00 rank and file had left the station. At the London-bridge elation the scene was quite as exciting; as, in accordance with the War office regulations, about a similar number left London for Godalming by that route. As far as the opening of the day's performance in London was concerned, everything went off in the best manner, and it is only to be hoped the stern enemy of the British volunteer—the rain— will for some time allow them to enjoy their holi day to the top of their bent, Garibaldi's Arrival. It is expected that Garibaldi on his arrival at Southampton will proceed to Brook Lodge, in the Isle of Wight, the country residence of Mr. Seely, M.P. for Lincoln, on Monday, the 4th April, where he intends staying about ten days, and will visit London on the 16th, arriving at the Waterloo station, and thence proceeding to the town residence of Mr. Seely, Albert-gate. At a meeting of the council of the borough of Southampton, held on Saturday at the Audit House, the following address was agreed to : " Sir,—We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the town of Southampton, in council assembled, avail ourselves of the opportunity afforded by your visit to England to give expression to the feeling of profound respect we entertain for your public and private character, and our high appreciation of the service you have rendered to the cause of your country's liberty and independence. " We desire also to offer you a hearty welcome on your arrival in this country, and to assure you that we feel it a distinguished honour to be the first com munity to receive you on the shores of Britain. The name of Garibaldi is esteemed and honoured in the homes of England, and your disinterested patriotism has long been the theme of universal admiration. " Permit us, then, to render you our cordial and sincere congratulations on the occasion of your landing at our port. We may undertake to say that nowhere in her Majesty's dominions are your noble exertions in the cause of human freedom more highly valued than they are among the people of Southampton. Having learned that your chief ob ject in visiting England is the improvement of your heall,h, we sincerely trust that in the midst of sympathising friends yon will soon be restored to complete convalescence, and that, under the protec tion of that Divine Power who has preserved you throughout so many dangers and vicissitudes, your valuable life may long be spared to aid in the promotion of the great end to which it has hitherto been devoted. "Given under our common seal this 26th day of March, A.D. 1864. (Signed) " GEO. BRINTON, Mayor. PROPOSED PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON TO GARIBILDI.—The following motion will be moved in the Court of Common Council by Mr. John Richardson:—" That the visit of Giuseppe Garibaldi to England affords an appropriate opportunity for the recog nition by the Corporation of London of his long devotion to the cause of political liberty, his numerous acts of self sacrifice in America and Europe in the service of freedom ; and especially of his labours in preparing the way for the establishment of Italian liberty on the basis of law, and order, and constitutional rights ; it is resolved to present him with the freedom of the City in a casket of the value of 100 guineas." THE SLUICING OPERATIONS AT BIRKENHEAD. — The sluicing operations in connexion with the Great Low-water Basin at Birkenhead were resumed on Wednesday afternoon, when the whole of the paddles were lifted. At the commencement of the operations there were about 13ft of water in the basin, and the tide had about an hour to ebb. The head of water in the float was 20ft 6in, and the sluices drew off 3ft llin of water over the area of the great float-112 acres—in 20 minutes, The apparent results on the water in the Great Low-water Basin were similar to those produced at previous experiments. The experiments were resumed on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., Mr. H. Littledale, Mr. Lyster, engineer to the Dock Board; Captain Hookey, Birkenhead harbourmaster, and other scientific gentlemen. At a quarter past 5 o'clock the whole 20 sluice-gates were fully opened. The great float, from whick the water is run off, is 112 acres in extent. At the time the gates were opened there was a head (or height above the outer basin) of 19ft 6in of water in the float ; and when the gates were closed, 18 minutes afterwards, it was found that there was only 16 feet. The sluices are found to take off, when all fully opened, a foot in five minutes. This, over an area of 112 acres, would give no less than 39,000,000 gallons of water every five minutes, or a total of 126,600,000 gallons during the time the gates were open. This will give some idea of the immense commotion caused in the basin by such a sudden influx of that vast body of water. The whole sur face of the basin heaved and boiled and seethed in a manner little abort of the sublime, and would give a clearer idea of the vast pressure of a great column of water than it is often within the power of any one to witness. The Pradfield Reservoir, the bursting of which caused such a vast destruction of life and property, contained 912,000,000 gallons—a quantity that could be run out of the great float in a little over an hour and a half (should the supply be sufficient), without the slightest injury, and with the most perfect safety to all concerned. —Liverpool Albion. VELVET DRESS COATS V. THE OLD BROADCLOTH SWALLOW TAILS.—The Prince of Wales, it is said, proposes to abolish the swallow-tailed broadcloth coat, with its total absence of lines and superabundant buttons—put on originally to keep the sword-belt from slipping—in favour of a black velvet coat without tails, as like the present frock coat as the material will admit, and without, we should trust, any recurrence to the buttons, or rather systems of buttons, IoS which the special beauty of velvet has since the time of Charles 11. been destroyed. The idea is a good one, and if really entertained by the Prince, a point on which we know nothing whatever, we see no reason why it should not be successful. His Royal Highness is just now in a very happy position for making an innovation of the kind. It would not do for Englishmen to be ticketted as Englishmen all over the continent, for they are recognised easily enough by that dialect of French which Mr. Kinglake once called Continental English —ho has exchanged mots since then for mares' nests, to the world's loss but in the absence of young men at the Tuileries, an English heir-apparent, young and popular, might set the fashion for Europe as well as his mother's dominions. The frock-coat, were it but a little more like drapery, instead of mere dress—the whole secret of pictu resqueness—is one of the best and most useful garments ever invented, and the material indicated is the one which Englishmen of late years have wasted most, light falling on velvet as it never can by possibility fall on the mixture of iod wool and rotten shoddy we call broadcloth. It is not too n,astly, for it lasts, at least our wives com p lain so, "for e ver ant; a day," while it admit s of those hundred g rades of quality I,ithout which English tailors would be mad dened by the n, vel necessity of drawing up honest bills. Colour is, we imag ::ne out of the question, for besides the pronounced national w aste for black—a taste which is not e northern, but arises from a.? extreme distaste for gaudiness a nd individuality of appearano—there is not a distinct rea son for its adoption. Any attempt deepen the apparent dis tinction of classes by dress would be warmly resented, and colour costs too much, spots too readily, and allows of too great a difference of price in th e different cia „:lity of the dyes employed. But plain velvet, in the form alrea.: l .9 accepted and populdr, and of the customary colour, won:d .be a genu i ne i m provement, would - remove th e outward ding:ness of an English assembly, and xid us once for all of the at:a • minable swallow-tail. There is a potency of bad taste iii the human mind, but even Englishmen could not stand that absurdity in an unaccustomed material, and once vetoed there is not much chance of the monstrosity re-appearing. Sooner should we return to tatooing, or that equally bare adornment the round jacket, which endures in schools be , cause it is never in the way, and lasted in India tiil 1850 because it was the nearest approach to nudity practicable under the Police Acts, but is about as much fitted for grown men as a spencer, and nothing else, would be for their wives. The stock has disappeared from everywhere except the mournful memories of old colonels, the dirty appendages called straps have almost ceased to bs made, and there is a strange idea creeping among bootmakers that Providence gave us feet that we might walk with them, and that con sequently if shoes are worn at all they may as well fit the foot, and the time may have arrived for English gentlemen to leave off wearing a tail such as all other mortals leave to birds. THE LANCASHIRE COAL TRADE.--WIGAN, Satur day.—Considerable activity still prevails in the coal trade of this district, and the general aspect of affairs is quite as promising as can be expected. The stocks in the hands of some of the firms have not lately been much reduced, but it is thought not unlikely, now that a difficulty is felt in obtaining me n to work full time, that a consider able decrease raay before long be apparent. During the late slackness many men were thrown out of empl oy , or employed so seldo m that they deemed it advisable to leave the district, in net a few instances the mines in America proving attractive, and the want of these hands is now be. ginning to be felt in some quarters. This difficulty cannot, however, be of long continuance, as the demand will shortly be checked by the approach of summer. The iron smelting ma ki n g the fifth, having lately b een erec t e d by the b us i ne ss is gradually extending in this loc a lity, a new fur nace, The gradual introduction of this e apparent in different parts of the a Ki r d k e l , e s s s i -hall l o f which Company. a r county, must have a beneficial effect on the coal trade. The additions to existing works show th a t th e resu lt so far has b e en most satisfactory, and there appears little doubt that in a short time the markets adjacent will be supplied from the district itself. THE DEATH OF THE KING OF BAVARIA originated in a very tr Ong cause. On the Gth his Majesty scratched the left side of his chest with a pin that was attached to an order which he was fa s tening to his coat, and on the 10th inst. be was a corpse. SPORTING NOTES. Northampton races, the first legitimate meeting of the season, commences to-morrow, and occupies two days. There are seventeen events to be decided, the most im portant of which are the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, the Earl Spencer's Plate, and the Whittlebury. The field for the Northampton Handicap will be selected from the following : Age st lb Fairwater _ _ Age st lb Gardener •• 6 7 4 Touch and Go .... 4 7 2 Incitatus Caroline.. Lady of Coverham 3 6 4 Countersign Anglo-Saxon Sheridan Alabama Lord Zetland 3 5 9 Wingrave ,. 5 S. 12 Gibraltar Glanorchy 4 8 3 Costa - Blondin 4 7 9 Dollar Turn of Luck .... 5 7 6 Fantail Despair Loiterer Fairwater carries the top weight. She has only 51b mare to carry this year than she did last, and as the mare is now in good form, and can stay every inch of the way, she must be very near winning, if not the actual winner. Old Gibraltar won some severe races last year, carrying heavy weights, but as horses seldom improve by age I shall discard him on the present occasion, although he may secure a "place," 3'. Dollar will re present is another of the heavy division, w h o i s sure to r un forward. He will have the services of Wells, one o f th the best,thifenFortetnheehbedsitv, i j s o i c o k n e , y b o u f t T e do da not think he will bring many "dollars" into their exchequer. Costa, now that Lioness has been sent to the right about, will carry the confidence of Mr. Merry. He has never run up to the great form he showed as a two-yr-old. If the hon. member for Falkirk should put down the "pieces" in earnest, he will be a tough customer to dispose of. Gardener has been all the rage with the public for the last week or two. He carries 21b less than he did when he ran Asteroid and Haddington to a neck for the Chester Cup, but as he has been so long bottled up he will not have my confidence. Blondin will represent Mr. T. Parr, and I am afraid that will to all. His wretched performance the other week is quite sufficient to extinguish his chance, if ever he had any. Fantail has been defeated in a trial with Carisbrook, who is well worth watching for the Chester Cup. Lord Zetland has won an extraordinary trial with Violet and Canary. When the Danebury stable back their horses in earnest they very rarely make a mistake, Countersign I ex pect will get a situation. Lord Zetland, from his breed, is bound to stay all the way, but his performances last year were of the most wretched character. Alabama, a brown colt by Skirmisher, is entered for nearly all the great handicaps. If any movement had been made in the market in his favour, I would sooner have trusted him to carry me successfully through than the son of Voltigeur and Lady Gough. My final impression is that the judge will place FAIRWAI ER 1 • COSTA COUNTERSIGN LORD ZETLAND ... 4 At the same time, I may as well state that I consider Wingrave the only other in the race likely to upset tay calculations. The Whittlebury Stakes will be won by either Coup d'Etat or Brindisi, the Earl Spencer's Plate by Soapstone or Cerintha, and the St. Liz Handicap by Benjamin. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING.—This DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASES• 3to 1 agst Lord Zetland st. 1 agst Gardener 11 to 1 agst Costa 12 to 1 agst Fairwater 12 to 1 agst Wingrave 20 to 1 agst Alabama 25 to 1 agst Touch and Go 25 to 1 agst Gibraltar 25 to 1 agst Dollar 25 to 1 agst Blondin EARL SPENCER'S PLATE, 4to 1 agst Soapstone 10 to 1 agst Templar 10 to 1 agst Lady Clifden 12 to 1 agst Carinthia 12 to 1 agst My Mary 16 to 1 agst Crytheia CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATIIRDAY. There was an average attendance at our Subscription Rooms this day, but speculation was languid, and the chief feature was comparing bets on the Northamptonshire Stakes. Lord Zetland remained firm at 3to 1, and sto 1 became the highest offer against Gardener ; at the slightest advance on that price he would have been supported for money. Fairwater and Blondin were in fair demand; but Touch-and-Go we return in the outside division, as less than 40 to 1 against her was not accepted. For Earl Spencer's Plate Soapstone was freely backed, and closed at 5 to 1 (taken). My Mary and Templar stood next in favour, but Flying Fish declined to 50 to 1 (taken and offered). Several "long shots" were 'laid against Alchymist and Zara. On the City and Suburban Handicap little business was done; and the only noteworthy features in connection yrith the Chester Cup were the advance of Oldminster to 50 to 1 (taken freely) and Lord Zetland, 25 to 1 being the highest offer against him at the finish. Closing prices : NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 3to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) sto 1 agst Gardener (offered, take 6 freely) 100 to 8 agst Costa (offered) 100 to 8 agst Wingrave (offered) 100 to 6 agst Fairwater (taken) 100 to 6 agst Dollar (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Blondin (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Gibraltar (take 22) 100 to 3 agst Fantail (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Glenorchy (taken) 40 to 1 agst Touch-and-Go (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Isca (offered) 66 to 1 agst Turn-of-Luck (taken and offered) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE, sto 1 agat Soapstone (taken) 10 to 1 agst My Mary (taken) 100 to 8 agst Templar (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cerintha (offered) 20 to 1 agst Dolphin (offered) 20 to 1 agst Aurora (offered) 25 to 1 agst Amelia (taken) 25 to 1 agst Biondella (offered) 100 to 3 agst Zara (taken) 100 to 3 agst Alchymist (taken) 50 to 1 agst Flying Fish (taken and offered) ' CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 7 agst Veterinarian (offered) 100 to 6 agst Liston (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agat Jarnicoton (offered) 40 to 1 agat Flying Fish (wanted) 40 to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken) 50 to 1 figst Vivid (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Change (offered) 20 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 25 to 1 agat Lord Zetland (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Fille de l'Air (offered) 100 to 3 agst Sir Roger (taken) THE DERBY. 8 to 1 on the field (offered) ST. ritTEttsnunG, March 25.—The reform effected in the law relutive to foreigners no longer renders o bligatory the sale of landed property belonging to Russian females who marry foreigners. The Im perial consent to s'.'ch unions is not in future neces sary. The reform also abolishes the tax which foreigners, on being' naturalised in Russia had to pay for a period of thre,9 years. DRESDEN, March 25.—Advices from Poland mention that several fresh insurgent bands, formed in the environs of Kolno and the forest, and in the forest of Ostrolenka (palatinate of .Anicustowo) have appeared. The vanguard is cnmmasded by Wolaki and Obuchowicz. The Russian frontier guard has been attacked and forced to retreat. pa A eh . e DEATH THROUGH A BAG or RICE FALLING ON A A yn lN— ld S an Pr ir. C c l u A e L st a V t EGItuDyI,BCTH.--ospOitaai,Th n raday Mr. m a n named Dennis Reardon, who was emploonyetdhebyboiadyesosrfsa. D u din, of Bermondsey-wall. The po or fellow w as engaged :rjourin tuhe of i n hooking on bags of rice to a chain , to be taken to the top floor of a warehouse, hooking two bags at a time. When, the bags had got about i 5 fee t from the un d g , one of em the spine i broke away from the hook and fell on the deceased, who was underneath in a stooping p osture, his back in a fearful manner, the rice weighing a hundred weight and a half. Ile was immediately removed to the above hospital, where he died a few days after his admis sion. The jury returned a verdict of se accidental death, but added that they sho uld strongly advi the Messrs. Dadin in future to fasten two books in one bag, or else to carry the bags up in slings. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN•ROAD.— The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week e nding I'larch 20 was 3,029, of which 980 were new cases. ~~ 1 f F